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Good Life Project · September 28, 2026 · 57:46

Getting Back Up After You’ve Been Brought to Your Knees | Mark Nepo

Mark Nepo, poet, spiritual teacher, and author of The Book of Awakening, shares hard-won wisdom about falling and rising again. Drawing on his own battle with lymphoma, aikido's practice of learning to fall, and stories from his circles, Nepo explores how we stay open when life brings us to our knees. The conversation touches on the quiet work of reclaiming your voice, the space that opens after deep grief, and the difference between grounding yourself in the present and chasing after assurance.

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Learning to Fall (Aikido’s First Lesson)
Nepo reflects on the aikido practice of teaching students how to fall before they learn anything else, and what that teaches about meeting emotional falls.
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The Journal Question That Uncovers Your Inner Voice
Nepo describes a journal question he asks people in circle that quickly surfaces whose voice they’ve been living under.

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